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'One of the UK's hottest property markets': The Greater Manchester area where more than 10,000 are waiting for council homes
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter here More than 10,000 households are on the waiting list for social housing in Wigan - which now has 'one of the hottest property markets' in the country.
The borough's housing register, which in April had 10,365 applicants waiting for a council home, has grown by around 15 per cent compared to the year before.
Most of these applications – around 59 pc – are for one-bedroom properties. Every council home which becomes available receives an average of 94 bids – but a total of 502 bids were received for a single property earlier this year.
It comes as house prices in the private sector have risen at one of the highest rates in the country during the pandemic, with
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